Page 66 - Mario Bigon "The Morrow Guide to Knots"

loops

Knots made into the end of a rope by folding it back into a loop
or an eye and knotting itto its Own standing part so that it is
fixed and does not slide are called loops.
Unlike hitches, which are made directly onto an object and
follow its shape, loops are made in the hand and are dropped
over the object. These knots are indispensible to sailors,
particularly the bowline which is used in many different
situations. The main loops are the bowline, the bowline on a
bight, the jury mast knot, the Spanish bowline, the true-lover's
knot. the crown, angler's loop and the artillery knot.

The illustration on the following pages shows:
1. Bowline 2. Portuguese bowline 3. Three-part crown
4. Artillery loop 5. Spanish bowline 6. Bowline on a bight
7. Angler's loop 8. Jury mast knot